Updated 6:07 am PDT, Thursday, April 18, 2019 A dog walks on a puddle at Lycabettus hill as at the background is seen the city of Athens with the ancient Acropolis hill after a rainstorm, on Wednesday, April 17, 2019. A lightning bolt struck the Acropolis in Athens during a rainstorm Wednesday, lightly injuring two visitors and two guards but causing no damage to the country's most famous ancient site, Greek officials said. less A dog walks on a puddle at Lycabettus hill as at the background is seen the city of Athens with the ancient Acropolis hill after a rainstorm, on Wednesday, April 17, 2019. A lightning bolt struck the Acropolis ... more Photo: Petros Giannakouris, AP Photo: Petros Giannakouris, AP Image 1 of / 4 Caption Close Image 1 of 4 A dog walks on a puddle at … [Read more...] about Greece: Acropolis closed for the day after lightning strike
Protection from lightning strikes
California dispute threatens plan to protect Colorado River
Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press Updated 4:57 pm PDT, Wednesday, April 17, 2019 FILE - In this July 28, 2014, file photo, lightning strikes over Lake Mead near Hoover Dam that impounds Colorado River water at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Arizona. President Donald Trump on Tuesday, April 16, 2019, signed a plan to cut back on the use of water from the Colorado River, which serves 40 million people in the U.S. West. less FILE - In this July 28, 2014, file photo, lightning strikes over Lake Mead near Hoover Dam that impounds Colorado River water at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Arizona. President Donald Trump on ... more Photo: John Locher, AP Photo: John Locher, AP Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 FILE - In this July 28, 2014, file photo, … [Read more...] about California dispute threatens plan to protect Colorado River
Plan to protect Colorado River still isn’t done. Now what?
Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press Updated 3:32 pm PST, Monday, March 4, 2019 FILE - In this July 28, 2014, file photo, lightning strikes over Lake Mead near Hoover Dam that impounds Colorado River water at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Arizona. California and Arizona have missed a federal deadline for seven Western states to wrap up work on a plan to ensure the drought-stricken Colorado River can deliver water to millions of people who depend on it. less FILE - In this July 28, 2014, file photo, lightning strikes over Lake Mead near Hoover Dam that impounds Colorado River water at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Arizona. California and Arizona have ... more Photo: John Locher, AP Photo: John Locher, AP Image 1 of / 4 Caption Close Image 1 of 4 FILE - In … [Read more...] about Plan to protect Colorado River still isn’t done. Now what?
What It’s Like to be Struck By Lightning
Sometimes they’ll keep the clothing, the strips of shirt or trousers that weren’t cut away and discarded by the doctors and nurses. They’ll tell and retell their story at family gatherings and online, sharing pictures and news reports of survivals like their own or far bigger tragedies. The video of a tourist hit on a Brazilian beach or the Texan struck dead while out running. The 65 people killed during four stormy days in Bangladesh.Only by piecing together the bystander reports, the singed clothing and the burnt skin can survivors start to construct their own picture of the possible trajectory of the electrical current, one that can approach 200 million volts and travel at one-third of the speed of light.In this way, Jaime Santana’s family have stitched together some of what happened that Saturday afternoon in April 2016, through his injuries, burnt clothing and, most of all, his shredded broad-brimmed straw hat. “It looks like somebody threw a … [Read more...] about What It’s Like to be Struck By Lightning
Why Trump has spared Pelosi from his personal vitriol — so far
When President Donald Trump took to Twitter last weekend to blame Democrats for the government shutdown, he notably bypassed his party’s favorite foil: Nancy Pelosi. And when Fox News teed up a chance for the president to unload on Pelosi in a New Year’s Eve interview, noting that the Democratic leader was vacationing in Hawaii during the shutdown while Trump stayed in Washington, he didn’t take the bait.Story Continued Below His decision so far not to go after Pelosi personally, even as his top aides have blamed her for the shutdown, hasn’t gone unnoticed in the Capitol. Pelosi’s allies have viewed Trump’s restraint toward the incoming speaker as a sign that he’s looking beyond the shutdown in the hopes of notching some bipartisan wins this year — on infrastructure, perhaps, or prescription drug pricing. Of course, Trump's tone toward Pelosi could change on a dime given his penchant for pummeling adversaries and the likelihood Pelosi … [Read more...] about Why Trump has spared Pelosi from his personal vitriol — so far